Photographers, help much needed!!!?

Hi!
I need some people who are photographers to give their opinion on these photos (I will include a link)
I am fourteen and I really do like photography.
Are these any good?
http://dan13photography.tumblr.com/
If you have tumblr could you follow me, I will follow back, I just really want to learn from... show more Hi!
I need some people who are photographers to give their opinion on these photos (I will include a link)
I am fourteen and I really do like photography.
Are these any good?
http://dan13photography.tumblr.com/

If you have tumblr could you follow me, I will follow back, I just really want to learn from some of you guys!!

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Best Answer: Good photos! There are just a few things I would like to point out/suggest.

The first thing I notice when I look at your photos is the harsh flash. Unfortunately, in camera flashes are located basically right where the lens is, so when the flash detonates, a really harsh burst of light is cast upon the subject, which reflects directly back at the camera lens causing horrible reflections, awkward shadows, and weird exposure occurrences (since the flash hasn't been properly metered). What I recommend to you for this is to start using natural light. The other way to combat this is using a speedlight that mounts onto the hotshoe of the camera or using artificial lighting sources, but the problem with these is that they cost money. :) Just avoid using your in camera flash as much as possible.

I see you're playing with depth of field, which is good. Not sure how good your technical photo knowledge is or if you're using manual mode or not, but just as a helpful reference, a very shallow depth of field (really blurry background) is produced with a wide aperture (f/1.4-5.6). A long focal length will also help (your depth of field at f/2.8 will be shallower with a 50mm lens than a 28mm lens). So hopefully that will help when you're experimenting with various depths of field.

Another thing I would suggest is really think about your photographic subjects and your composition. Here's a link that I think is really helpful: http://www.photographymad.com/pages/view...
You've already incorporated some of these techniques, which is awesome. Also, instead of taking pictures of random things that could be potentially visually appealing, instead try to really think about your subject and the value it adds to your photograph before pressing that shutter button. When you take a photograph, look at it like this: say you're shooting with a film camera, where every shot costs you money. If you take a bad picture, you just threw about 17 cents down the drain, and if you take an entire roll of bad pictures, you just wasted about $6. When every shot costs you money, it will cause you to really slow down and think about what you're photographing, which is one reason I ADORE my film camera (which by the way, I think you should really try out film sometime, but that's another discussion for another day). So instead of snapping away and hoping you catch a good shot, just think about things before you release the shutter.

Also, one last thing I wanted to touch on, and that is portraiture. This page has several portrait guidelines/tips/info articles which are fantastic and apply to taking both film and digital portraits: http://digital-photography-school.com/ho...
Also, this guide will help when "cropping" (taking pictures of only certain portions of) subjects: http://petapixel.com/2011/09/29/crop-gui...
Crop at the green lines, and don't crop at the green.
One thing I noticed with your portraits is that you aren't shooting into the light enough. That's important so the bright background isn't distracting. My favorite portrait of yours (which I thought was great) was the last one of the person wearing the "AWESOME" shirt (Niamh I guess is her name?). This one is great. Cropping is good, fantastic contrast between the subject and the background, no harsh light, and the photo overall looks very natural. Do more like this.

My favorite photo on your tumblr blog is the one with the eggs. The depth of field is nicely used, the light is nice and balanced, and nice cropping and a nice viewpoint. Great photo :)

So hopefully I've given you stuff that you find useful. If you have anymore questions, I'll be glad to help if you'd like.

Well, they're OK but nothing special at the moment.
Some of the close ups did not have the main object in pin sharp focus. That night be because of your camera limitations though.
Also, they are a bit flat. They need more creative positioning and lighting.
The people photos are just snapshots; you need to get more creative with poses and backgrounds.

Try getting some Photography books for birthdays and Christmas. You will get so many tips from them. Also there are dozens of magazines published each month which will give advice and tips on all aspects of photography.

Keep taking photos and experimenting. You obviously have a love for it and the more you do, the better you'll get.

You appear to like product style photography. The use of your flash is harsh and direct, you need to learn how to control your lighting by modifying it.Also, you are shooting in Auto exposure, you need to get out of auto and control your camera, as well.

Your dog shot is over exposed and you have cut off his feet; either zoom in closer or include the feet.
You made a nice attempt at Niamh Sygrove, although you did cut off some important body parts. The center shot of your brother is interesting, the top one is overexposed and the bottom one out of focus.

My favorite is the eggs, the light is soft and natural, the depth of field helps keep the eyes on your subject. I feel it is the best of the bunch.

Keep at it and concentrate on lighting, I would suggest you build a DIY light tent and use the sun as your light source, I think it is something you would enjoy, noting the style you seem to like.http://digital-photography-school.com/ho...

Wow these r really good, im 14 too and i love photography too, ur camera is very good at focusing and blurring around the object, im not really a photographer but i think you'll do well with these pics :) Amy